Page 1 February 14th, 2017 The Smoke Signal on. of events to help raise mon- “We cannot accom- ey for Madison. In order plish this goal without your to help fully fund this wish help. For this reason, we, Loveland High is working to as a council and a school, make $7,500. “Wish week is request that you donate to for a great cause. This year Phot courtesy of the Make A Wish Colorado Foundation our cause. All of the money we are trying to beat our pre- Madison’s Magic Wish Week will go directly to Madison’s vious record and ultimately completely fund Madison’s by Daisy Lopez means The inflammatory McQuade. On Monday Feb. wish, and no money will be trip; which we have never Feature Editor process leads to destruction 13, unfortunately there are taken off of the top by any done in the past.” said., Ava This year Loveland of muscle tissue, and is ac- no events going on. Tues- involved party. This means McQuade, junior. You can High is helping another companied by weakness and day Feb. 14, there is a bas- that every cent that you are help fund Madison’s wish child’s wish come true. The sometimes pain. Over time, ketball game. On Wednesday able to donate will bring us by going to http://site.wish. little girl we are helping is there can be loss of muscle Feb. 15th, there is 60 to one cent closer to being able org/goto/Loveland2017 and a 9 year old who is from bulk. victory which is a version of to be the sole sponsors of donating money or partici- Greeley, Colorado and wants “Wish week hasn’t minute to win it. On Thurs- Madison and allow her to go pating throughout the week to swim with dolphins in At- started yet, and we have day Feb. 16 there is another to Atlantis.” said, Brandon in the fun events LHS Stuco lantis. Her name is Madison. already raised over $1,000 basketball game. On Friday Lindsey, senior. has setup. Madison has Inflammatory just by reaching out to our Feb. 17 the annual Peach Loveland High has Muscular Disease. Which friends and family.” said, Fuzz competition is going put together a week’s worth IB Homecoming Lunch Concurrent Enrollment By: Jackson Mueller is useful in all areas of life, be- by Morgan Barleen Brett Cain, Loveland High ers that teach at Loveland are News Editor cause you learn how to analyze Sports Editor Counselor. trained to teach these class- ` “The International and synthesize facts. It teaches When a student takes es provided at the college Every year at Love- Baccalaureate (IB) is more than you how to know, not what to this program they are usually level. The classes that are land students who are up- its educational programs and know, and what you need to weighted in the grading sys- offered for this program are certificates. At our heart we know and how to deal with any coming juniors and seniors tem as an AP class because Advanced Speech, College are motivated by a mission to situation that comes up.” said have the opportunity to sign they are taken at the college Composition, AP Psycholo- create a better world through Runions. up for the Concurrent Enroll- level, and are a difficult class gy, and AP Language Arts. education.” The other attending ment program which offers to take as a student in high Students will not have to ` The IB curriculums alumni agreed wholeheartedly, free college classes and a sole purpose is to encourage aiming to show the MYP (Mid- school. There are three dif- travel to these classes be- half a day program that can students to learn in the class- dle Years Program) students ferent programs that the stu- cause they are taught at LHS. be taken either in the morn- room as well as in the world what they could accomplish in dents can choose from as a The district provides ing or the afternoon. These around them. their college choice to take. One program school bus transportation to programs are held at Front They consistently years by con- is called the Career Pathway any student going to these Range Community College encourage their tinuing along program which meets every programs that have no way in Fort Collins, Colorado. students to help the IB path. day for a full year either in of transportation themselves. better the world, Brendan Dual enrollment offers credit the morning or afternoon. Students who want to drive especially around Cronk, an IB for both colleges and high This program is a college themselves are responsible the volunteer student current- school. IB DP logo. Photo Courtesy of class taken with other high themselves to get to their project students ly undecided There are thirteen IB Organization. school students. Another specific class on time and complete. on joining the programs that the students The IB Diploma Pro- program is called Campus prepared. can choose from. The pro- curriculum not only aims to gram or not, attended the lunch. Select, which meets 2-3 Questions that in- grams provided in this support their students through- “Overall the meeting days a week and is a class volve the Concurrent En- system to take are; Animal out their high school career, but was okay. It was interesting to taken with college students. rollment program can be Technology and Research, it also supports their students hear about people’s stories and Most of this program is held answered in the counseling Automotive Technology and when they trade high school how IB affected them. For me at Front Range, but some office at Loveland, or attend Service, Culinary Arts, Con- halls for college campus’. personally it wasn’t that helpful of them are located at the the meeting held March 28th One of the ways is but I can imagine that it was struction, Criminal Justice, Thompson School District in the LHS auditorium as through the ‘IB Homecoming helpful for people with ques- Design Careers Exploration, building, and Aims Commu- well. Interviews with a stu- Lunch.’ Recently the LHS IB tions.” Said Cronk. Fire Science, Graphic De- nity College in Loveland, dents assigned counselor will Community invited their Di- Understandably, he was not sign, Medical Careers Explo- Colorado. Aims offers Fire take place when you sched- ploma Program alumni back to the only student to feel that the ration, Holistic Health and talk to some students about the meeting wasn’t an incredibly Science, and Graphic design. ule one. Depending on how Yoga Certification, Welding benefit of continuing along the helpful tool, but did agree that The Medical Careers explo- the interview and registration and Metal Fabrication, Wild- IB path. it was interesting to see just ration is held at the Thomp- process goes, the student life/Forestry/Natural resourc- Alumni included 2011 how continuing along their IB son School district building. will then be an option to be es, and Wildlife Fire. Each DP graduates Michael Moy, path would help their college A third program that selected into these programs. of these programs can offer Sally Runions, and Chichi, as career. is offered to the students is a student five college credits well as 2016 graduate Evan In the end, the IB the high school select pro- Stewart. Each alumnus shared homecoming lunch truly helped and three high school credits. gram. This program offers a little about their experience in students to better understand “The Enrollment programs classes that are held here at the IB program as well as their the importance of the IB pro- are a great way for the stu- LHS and taken as an ad- experience with college. gram and what lies in store for dents to educate themselves vanced placement class that “IB teaches how to them. at the college level” says Coutesy of Birningham Counseling think, not what to think, which offers college credit. Teach- Center Page 2 Feb. 16, 2017 Feature Tatum Rembao: Loveland’s Most Decorated Athlete by Daisy Lopez Sports Woman Athlete of the Feature Editor Year (2016 & 2017) and has Tatum Rembao, senior set school records for all but is the most decorated wom- two categories; three pointers an athlete LHS has ever had. in a game and three pointers in From playing basketball, soft- a career. She has the school re- ball, participating in track and cord for points in a game with being in the IB certificate pro- 41 points against Broomfield gram, Tatum sure knows how Jan. 31. She is ranked 13th Na- to leave a mark. Tatum is well tionally for free throws made. known for her superior basket- Not only did she break records ball skills. People have seen for basketball she has also her on the court but not many set records for softball. She know about how she got to be set the new record for stolen such an outstanding player. bases in softball to 47 bases. “I started playing when “I think she will have I was in 1st grade. My parents a really successful college ca- Rembao, a three sport athlete for Loveland High, has set numerous school records and is still and older brother got me into reer. She isn’t afraid of go- it.” Rembao said. With the sup- ing against the best. She has a competing for more. (Top left) Rembao finished her softball season as one of the states best port from her family, friends and unique competitive nature.” AJ base stealers and as an All-Conference Player.